Active SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · COLLIN COUNTY, TX
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Collin County seeks a Court Certified Master Interpreter for Spanish language interpretation services for the Magistrate Court. Services will be provided remotely via video conferencing. The contract is for one year with two optional renewals, estimated at $11,585 annually.
The intended use/purpose for this Quotation is to describe the minimum requirements of the Collin County Magistrate Court for a Court Certified Interpreter service contract for a Master Court Interpreter certified with the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (“TJBCC”) in Spanish language interpretation. These Spanish language interpretation services will be performed remotely via Zoom, Webex or another video conferencing platform determined by the Collin County Magistrate Court.
Language interpretation service required in the Spanish language. Services must be culturally appropriate, as Collin County deals with many individuals and seeks to provide interpretation and translation services that will facilitate communication across both linguistic and cultural divides for the Collin County Magistrate Court.
Collin County will be receiving quotes for Spanish Language Interpretation Service for the Magistrate Court, 2026-231
The intended use/purpose for this Quotation is to describe the minimum requirements of the Collin County Magistrate Court for a Court Certified Interpreter service contract for a Master Court Interpreter certified with the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (“TJBCC”) in Spanish language interpretation. These Spanish language interpretation services will be performed remotely via Zoom, Webex or another video conferencing platform determined by the Collin County Magistrate Court.
The intended use/purpose for this Quote:
The intended use/purpose for this Quotation is to describe the minimum requirements of the Collin County Magistrate Court for a Court Certified Interpreter service contract for a Master Court Interpreter certified with the Texas Judicial Branch Certification Commission (“TJBCC”) in Spanish language interpretation. These Spanish language interpretation services will be performed remotely via Zoom, Webex or another video conferencing platform determined by the Collin County Magistrate Court.
Language interpretation service required in the Spanish language. Services must be culturally appropriate, as Collin County deals with many individuals and seeks to provide interpretation and translation services that will facilitate communication across both linguistic and cultural divides for the Collin County Magistrate Court.
| Release Project Date: | April 20, 2026 |
| Question Submission Deadline: | May 11, 2026, 5:00pm |
| Submission Deadline: | May 21, 2026, 2:00pm |
Provide for a one (1) year term contract commencing on the latter of full award and execution of the contract or 7/31/2026. The County shall have the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods, with all other terms remaining the same
Upon normal completion of this contract, not to include termination for default, and in the event that no new contract has been awarded by the original expiration date of the existing contract including any extension thereof, it shall be incumbent upon the Contractor to continue the contract under the same terms and conditions until a new contract can be completely operational. At no time shall this transition period extend more than ninety (90) days beyond the original expiration date of the existing contract and any extension thereof.
Funds for payment have been provided through the Collin County budget approved by the Commissioners Court for this fiscal year only. State of Texas statutes prohibit the County from any obligation of public funds beyond the fiscal year for which a budget has been approved. Therefore, anticipated orders or other obligations that may arise past the end of the current Collin County fiscal year shall be subject to budget approval.
If during the life of the contract, the vendor's net prices to its customers for the same product(s) and/or services shall be reduced below the contracted price, it is understood and agreed that the County shall receive such price reduction.
A price redetermination may be considered by Collin County only at the twelve (12) month, twenty-four (24) month anniversary date of the contract. All requests for price redetermination shall be in written form and shall include documents supporting price redetermination such as Manufacturer's direct cost, postage rates, Railroad Commission rates, Federal/State minimum wage law, Federal/State unemployment taxes, F.I.C.A, Insurance Coverage Rates, etc. The quoter's past experience of honoring contracts at the quote price will be an important consideration in the evaluation of the lowest and best quote. Collin County reserves the right to accept or reject any/all of the price redetermination as it deems to be in the best interest of the County.
The annual estimated expenditure is eleven-thousand five-hundred eighty-five dollars ($11,585)
Estimated annual quantity of this contract is one-hundred (100) times. Approximate usage does not constitute an order, but only implies the probable quantity Collin County will use.
Award of the contract shall be made to the responsive quoter(s) who submits the lowest and best quote meeting specifications. Collin County reserves the right to award the quote, or reject, by line item, category, or as a whole as the County deems in its best interest. Collin County further reserves the right to make a primary, secondary and tertiary award of this contract.
Once awarded the contract, a mandatory background check performed by Collin County may be required for all persons who will work onsite.
No Contractor whose quote is accepted shall (a) substitute any subcontractor, or (b) permit a subcontract to be voluntarily assigned or transferred or allow it to be performed by anyone other than the original subcontractor listed in the original quote without approval in writing from the Collin County Purchasing Department.
List the contact name, email address and phone number of the main person(s) Collin County should contact in reference to this solicitation. Contact(s) shall be duly authorized List authorized by the company, corporation, firm, partnership or individual to respond to any questions, clarification, and/or offers in response to this solicitation.
I understand that the insurance requirements of this solicitation are required and are included in the submitted pricing. A certificate of insurance shall be submitted to the Purchasing department if I am awarded all or a portion of the resulting contract.
State the business name of all subcontractors and the type of work they will be performing under this contract. If you are fully qualified to self-perform the entire contract, please respond with "Not Applicable-Self Perform".
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
List a company or governmental agency, other than Collin County, where these same/like products/services, as stated herein, have been provided. Texas references are preferred.
Include the following: Company/Entity, Contact, Address, City/State/Zip, Phone, and E-Mail.
It is the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to ensure submitted references will be responsive to the County’s requests. The County reserves the right to contact references other than those listed, and to consider any information acquired from all references during the evaluation process.
Please upload required certifications here (Master Court Interpreter certified with the TJBCC in Spanish)
As outlined in the Scope of Work, we require minimum 3 years' experience with government agencies. Please answer here how many years' experience your company has.
Please confirm you have the the capability of remote video internet access to interpret the Spanish language to English and English to Spanish through Zoom, WebEx or other video conferencing platform as determined by the Collin County Magistrate Court.
Please confirm you will be available to remotely schedule an interpreter on all weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and all holidays listed in the specifications.
I declare and affirm that my company is in compliance with the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 and all employees are legally eligible to work in the United States of America. I further understand and acknowledge that any non-compliance with the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986 at any time during the term of this contract will render the contract voidable by Collin County.
Section 2252.908 of the Texas Government Code requires a business entity entering into certain contracts with a governmental entity to file with the governmental entity a disclosure of interested parties at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity. Section 2252.908 requires the disclosure form (Form 1295) to be signed by the authorized agent of the contracting business entity, acknowledging that the disclosure is made under oath and under penalty of perjury. Section 2252.908 applies only to a contract that requires an action or vote by the governing body of the governmental entity before the contract may be signed or has a value of at least $1 million. Section 2252.908 provides definitions of certain terms occurring in the section. Section 2252.908 applies only to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2016.
In order to better serve our offerors, the Collin County Purchasing Department is conducting the following survey. We appreciate your time and effort expended to submit your bid. Should you have any questions or require more information please call (972) 548-4165. How did you receive notice of this request?
Pursuant to section 2274.0102 of the Texas Government Code, Respondent certifies that neither it nor its parent company, nor any affiliate of Respondent or its parent company, is: (1) majority owned or controlled by citizens or governmental entities of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or any other country designated by the Governor under Government Code Section 2274.0103, or (2) headquartered in any of those countries.
Please download the W-9 attachment, complete, and upload.
During the 79th Legislative Session, House Bill 914 was signed into law effective September 1, 2015, which added Chapter 176 to the Texas Local Government Code. Recent changes have been made to Chapter 176 pursuant to HB23, which passed the
84th Legislative Session. Chapter 176 mandates the public disclosure of certain information concerning persons doing business or seeking to do business with Collin County, including family, business, and financial relationships such persons may have with Collin County officers or employees involved in the planning, recommending, selecting and contracting of a vendor for this procurement.
For a copy of Form CIQ and CIS: https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/conflict/
The vendor acknowledges by doing business or seeking to do business with Collin County that they have been notified of the requirements under Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code and that they are solely responsible for complying with the terms and conditions therein. Furthermore, any individual or business entity seeking to do business with Collin County who does not comply with this practice may risk award consideration of any County contract.
For a listing of current Collin County Officers: https://www.collincountytx.gov/Contact/county-officials
At the time of this solicitation being released, the following are known to be involved in the planning, recommending, selecting, and/or contracting for the attached procurement:
Magistrate Court:
Stephen Phillips - Court Administrator
Purchasing:
Michelle Charnoski, NIGP-CPP, CPPB – Purchasing Agent
Marci Chrismon, CPPB – Assistant Purchasing Agent
Anthony White - Buyer I
Commissioners Court:
Chris Hill – County Judge
Susan Fletcher – Commissioner Precinct No. 1
Cheryl Williams – Commissioner Precinct No. 2
Darrell Hale – Commissioner Precinct No. 3
Duncan Webb – Commissioner Precinct No. 4
Download the CIQ attachment, complete, and upload if applicable.
I have read the conflict of interest information above and will file the CIQ form if a conflict exists.
Quoter acknowledges, understands the specifications, any and all addenda, and agrees to the terms and conditions and can provide the minimum requirements stated herein. Quoter acknowledges they have read the document in its entirety, visited the site, performed investigations and verifications as deemed necessary, are familiar with local conditions under which work is to be performed, and will be responsible for any and all errors in quote submittal resulting from Quoter’s failure to do so. Quoter acknowledges the prices submitted in this quote have been carefully reviewed and are submitted as correct and final. If quote is accepted, Quoter further certifies and agrees to furnish any and all products upon which prices are extended at the price submitted, and upon conditions in the specifications of the Quotation.
When VENDOR experiences a data breach or unauthorized access to the Collin County Data, VENDOR will immediately notify the End-User Department Director, the Chief Information Officer (CIO), and the Purchasing Agent. Within two weeks of such breach, a detailed notification is required and shall include the nature of the breach, the data comprised, the involving parties, mitigation efforts, and corrective actions to be taken by VENDOR. Unless Collin County or any of their affiliates is directly responsible for such breach, VENDOR shall be solely responsible for all expenses related to any data breach or unauthorized access to the Collin County data and shall be by liable for all damages, fines, to include litigation cost. Except as set forth above, Collin County shall not be responsible for any expense associated with data breaches or unauthorized access while the Collin County Data is residing in VENDOR cloud services.
Example:
County Purchasing Conference Room, 2300 Bloomdale Road, STE 3160, McKinney, TX 75071
Please enter in the ANNUAL value of this contract in the format of WORD FORM followed by the arabic numerals in parenthesis. Example:
five-hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
This should be the ANNUAL usage by unit of this product, such as eaches, bundles, gallons, etc. Please spell out in word formal followed by arabic numerals in parenthesis, with the designated unit following. For example
five-hundred thousand (500,000) gallons
Date of Award or Specify Date
Number of annual renewal options
Please answer "no" if there is a service component to this bid (for example, they supply parts AND install them on vehicles). Only answer "yes" if this IFB is exclusively for goods.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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